Naim Murseli, accused of murdering his wife, Liridona Ademaj, has been admitted to the Institute of Forensic Psychiatry at the University Clinical Center of Kosovo and will remain there for several more weeks.
This was announced to KosovaPress by the director of the Institute of Forensic Psychiatry, Shpend Haxhi Beqiri, who indicated that Murseli was sent to the Neurology Clinic today for examinations.
"It's a sensitive case, it's a court decision, we only work with court papers, when the report is done you'll find out... He's hospitalized (in Psychiatry). He'll be hospitalized for another few weeks, until we finish. We'll do all the tests, specifications... Did he go to Neurology from your clinic today? Yes, for the examinations that we have, scientific, nothing else," said Haxhibeqiri.
This was also confirmed by the Director of Neurology, Edmond Komoni, for KosovaPress, who indicated that Murseli underwent an electrocardiogram (EKG) this morning.
Meanwhile, the Basic Court in Pristina on February 9 issued an order for the Forensic Psychiatric Institute to conduct a psychiatric examination for the accused Naim Murseli.
"The Basic Court in Pristina - Department for Serious Crimes on June 4, 2025 approved the request of the defense attorney of the accused NM for issuing an Order for a Psychiatric Examination for the same. On June 9, 2025, the trial panel in this criminal case issued an Order ordering the Institute of Forensic Psychiatry in Pristina to conduct a Psychiatric Examination for the accused NM," the response of the spokesperson for this court, Mirlinda Gashi, states.
At the June 4th session, the trial panel approved Naim Murseli's defense request for him to undergo a psychiatric examination.
During the initial hearing, the fourth defendant in the indictment for Ademaj's murder, Tom Dodaj, was found guilty in this case. He was included in the indictment after selling the gun to Mursel, with which Ademaj's murder was committed. The trial panel then decided that Tom Dodaj was sentenced to five years in prison and a fine of 5,000 euros.
The Basic Prosecution Office in Pristina filed an indictment against Naim Murseli, Granit Plava, Kushtrim Kokalla and Tom Dodaj on January 15, 2025. The defendants are charged with the murder of Liridona Ademaj on November 29, 2023. According to the indictment, Murseli, Plava and Kokalla had agreed that the murder would be carried out by the defendant Granit Plava with an agreement that Liridona Ademaj's husband, Naim Murseli, would pay him 30 thousand euros. /Kosovapress/